Figure 4. The stakeholders involved in achieving
goals for good construction waste management
(SCAL, 2016)
good construction waste management. According
to statistics published by PEMANDU (2015), 13.3
million tonnes/year of construction and demolition
(C&D) waste is expected to be generated in the
year 2020 and only 5% of this waste will be
recycled. Under Act 672: Solid Waste and Public
Cleansing Management, construction solid waste
is defined as ‘any solid waste generated from
any construction or demolition activity, including
improvement, preparatory, repair or alteration
works’. In order to plan for good construction waste
management, every stage of construction through
to facilities management and maintenance should
be taken into consideration.
Figure 4 displays the stakeholders involved
in implementing productivity practices in
construction. First and foremost, Government
and local authorities are the main stakeholders
who need to play a vital role by enhancing the law
or act for construction waste in the Malaysian
construction industry. During the 9th Malaysia
Plan, the Government introduced the National
Solid Waste Management Policy which was later
renamed Solid Waste Management and Public
Cleansing Policy in the Tenth Malaysia Plan. The
enforcement of Act 672 was highlighted as it has
crucial power and authority in controlling and
managing solid waste especially in the context
of construction waste management (Saadi et al.,
2016). In 2015, Guidelines on Construction Waste
Management were published by the Construction
Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB) to
guide industry players in proper construction
waste management.
Good construction practices and waste
management will lead to good construction
productivity as a whole. Targeting the main goals
needs support and collaboration from all parties.
Figure 5 summarises the best productivity practices
from the different stakeholders’ point of view.
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